Web Burrfish, Chilomycterus antillarum

To show how fish id can be very difficult when only going by a photo I am going to first show the original photo, untouched. And then show the manipulated photo which make the fishes id go from obscure to obvious.

web burrfish original
Original Photo

web burrfish adjusted
Adjusted Photo

What a world of difference a couple of changes make! Now the species facts.

Range: from southeastern Florida and the Bahamas to Venezuela.

Often found over weed beds.

They reach about 10 inches long.

Web burrfish are carnivorous.



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